Author: Francisco Velasco

After a series of interesting games against the Red Sox, the Padres will now move on to face the Colorado Rockies. The Friars will play a four-game series against the Rockies here at Petco Park to cap off this home stand. Both of these teams are definitely struggling, the Rockies are just struggling a bit less however. In terms of head to head matchups between these two teams the Padres…

The San Diego Padres lost two out of three games from the Los Angeles Dodgers this weekend. Overall this series would be average, nothing really spectacular, but some decent games mixed in there for your viewing pleasure. The pitching would really turn out to be the downfall for the Padres in this series. The offense would do fine except for the second game of the series. But the pitching would…

From the city where rappers are born to the city where many of them reside. We go from Atlanta to L.A. to cap off this road trip. The San Diego Padres current situation isn’t looking like a platinum album but more like the mix tape the guy on the trolley hands you. Yes these are troubling times for the San Diego Padres and their supporters. But we can still see…

The 2016 San Diego Padres season has been one of many ups and downs. The Padres have fared well at times against top teams like the Giants, Cubs and Mets, but recently have been swept by teams like the Tampa Bay Rays and now the Atlanta Braves. This series against the Braves had to be one of the lowest points of the 2016 season so far. A team like the…

The San Diego Padres are coming off a great series in Miami. The Padres took two out of three games from the Miami Marlins. Pitching would definitely be the strong suit of the series as the Padres starters would only allow two earned runs in the three-game set. The Friars now head to Turner Field for three games against the Atlanta Braves. The series will take place from August 30-September…

The excitement of the MLB season seems to be slipping away for many San Diego fans. The attention seems to have shifted to the San Diego Chargers. Well I know that there are still many die-hard Friar Faithful who are still interested in the team like I am. The San Diego Padres are coming off being swept by the Chicago Cubs and are now 18 games out of first, but…

The San Diego Padres have just been swept by the Chicago Cubs. What does this mean? Is it time to panic? No. of course not. This is the result which was most likely in this series. The fact that the Padres were swept by the best team in baseball isn’t a bad thing. It’s just what was expected to happen and it ultimately did end up happening. Something that is…

The San Diego Padres just won three out of four games from the Arizona Diamondbacks. The home stand will continue with a three game set against the Chicago Cubs on Monday. The Friars are obviously not playing their best at the moment. At least they are no longer in last place in the N.L. West though after that series against the Dbacks. The Padres will have a very tough task…

The San Diego Padres have just finished up a horrific series against the Tampa Bay Rays. The Padres would be outscored 25-3 throughout that series. We now head into a new chapter of this 2016 season. The Padres will start a four-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Petco Park. The Padres and Diamondbacks find themselves in very similar positions in this 2016 season. They are currently the bottom two…

The San Diego Padres start a three game series against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. The Padres are currently in pretty bad form as they have lost their last three series. The Rays are not doing so well themselves as they have not won a series in their last four series. The Rays currently sit in last place in the AL East with a 47-69 record. This should…

The San Diego Padres have just lost two out of three games from the New York Mets. This is now the third straight series which the Padres have lost. The team on paper really isn’t in good shape. However, upon further analysis they’re really not looking so bad. This is another series in which there were still plenty of positives despite the losses. For one the pitching was really solid…

The San Diego Padres just finished up a tough series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Their next series won’t get any easier as they will take on the New York Mets. The series will be a three game set that will be played at Citi Field. The Padres are currently in pretty bad form they have lost their last two series. It has definitely been a rough season for the Padres,…